Power Rangers Turbo vs Gekisou Sentai Carranger - What's the difference? | Pomelo Retro

[@VierteMann]

David Yost was my favorite, he was a nerdy badass in the show and as a nerdy kid growing up he was very relatable. so cool for having him here!!

[@robkearsy2995]

He was chiseled in season 2-4.

[@skeletorthegoat]

yeah

[@zeokingsilver]

sad he left but understand why

[@cjhedrick6418]

It took me WAY too long to realize the morphing motion consisted included a quick steering wheel motion with their hands.

[@akirakilluar]

Fun Fact: the Japanese video clip where it's show: "The Gangranger's attack by kicking the ball" actually a parody of the finishing move of the first ever Super Sentai Team: Himitsu Sentai Goranger.

[@huntultimoz9161]

OOOOOOH! Did not know that!

[@TheArceusftw]

Well, that's the Zokuranger's Schtick: being an evil Sentai parody team, hell; ZokuRed/SS Paaman's ultimate attack is a call back to the finishing moves of previous Sentai Megazords.

[@TeryJones]

Kamen Rider has it's flying kick, Super Sentai has that freakin' ball. How many early Sentai had that freakin ball again? I know for sure Kakuranger had it, one episode made a big deal about the Yokai being able to copy it! XDXDXDXDXDXDXD

[@kelciusminor423]

@@TeryJones Sun Vulcan had a ball too.

[@hailthequeenFM]

I don't know if it count but does J.A.K.Q have a canon ball finisher. ​@@TeryJones

[@thegamerguru97]

To be fair the whole point of Carranger was to be a dumb cheesy comedy... And for that it works perfectly, it's weird and so...perfectly japanese

[@ForrestFox626]

Well that explains why it had a hard time in the localization department.

[@mikesilva3868]

Agreed 🙃

[@brandonlyon730]

It will be fun when he gets to RPM and it's sentai counterpart. The most serious power rangers season with footage of one of the most light-hearted seasons of sentai

[@mikesilva3868]

@@brandonlyon730 ☻

[@rodrigobueno8652]

Yeah,and it is improtant to know the target market of Super sentai is little yonger than the target market to PR (and get even younger in the last seasons)

[@dragonmaster613]

did you know that Zonette's actress is an actual Japanse Adult Film Star? same with Seijuu Sentai Gingaman and Engine Sentai Go-Onger!

[@PHSDM104]

"You're welcome, dads."

[@PomeloRetro]

I did not know that. *Dads start googling*

[@PHSDM104]

@@PomeloRetro LOL

[@alienpickles6666]

vynat draco You mean porn star?

[@jaderabbit898]

Pomelo Retro Nao Oikawa I think that’s her name. She played as the female villain baddie.

[@combatking0]

My head-canon has the Zeo powers, derived from the Zeo crystal, becoming unstable due to the crystal (which was mentioned in the Zeo series to continually grow more powerful) growing more energetic than the Zeonizers can handle. Billy took Zordon's words about the crystal growing more powerful over time on board and developed the Turbo powers (with the same colors as the Zeo powers) so they could syphon more energy than the Zeonizers safely.

[@maximleijh7239]

Imagine if they added a super zeo mode to or upgrading their morphers

[@zacharycavin7348]

I’ve always thought this too ^

[@irenemojica3957]

if you plan on doing a few more of these take you time it’s always worth the wait

[@PomeloRetro]

MegaRanger vs "In Space" is ready to go. I'll start filming soon.

[@bobbybibby3994]

Pomelo Retro yes and thank you 😃😃😄

[@hmmwhatshisface]

@@PomeloRetro Yay!

[@gotham006]

@@PomeloRetro oooh cant wait

[@wetstinkysocks490]

Rawr x3

[@dfmkjin]

How are you not more popular, my friend? So much effort was placed on every episode on this series, but specially on this one. Thank you Pomelo.

[@DarkSilverHedgehog]

Yuji Kishi, Kyosuke's actor was somewhere in the area of 26-28 when Megaranger vs Carranger was filmed. I realized while typing this you were referring to Kenta. Kenta Date was played by a man named Hayato Oshiba. He was somewhere between 20 and 22 when the movie was filmed, and Kenta is 19 in the time frame of the movie

[@retroblasting]

Wow! Have REALLY been enjoying this channel. Such a great long-format documentary/commentary channel! A new favourite for me! Thanks!

[@christopherlitzner8445]

10 minutes in and i lost count of all the nicknames you gave divatox alread... with over an hour to go... im so tempted to start over and keep a tally lmao i am laughing so much at the creativity of all the nicknames coming out one after another sometimes within 2 seconds of each other

[@chrisgangsta]

Love everytime Pomelo asks "This is a kid's show, right?"

[@xgray2012]

Kind of makes you wonder why these writers were even hired to make a show appealing towards kids in the first-place. Or why they only credited into writing kids' shows instead of writing contents for adults?

[@Akashi-ml9dn]

@@xgray2012 If you're asking about Japanese, seems they are more lenient about what's considered adult material in a show compared to US

[@twilliamspro]

This series is How i got here. Loving the "Your welcome Dads" running gag. Nice to know you cant help getting lost in the Power rangers lore. I always wondered about thrax too Rita is seen again in mystic force but Zedd never comes back can only assume he fell to darkness again

[@TokuNorth]

The theory is Zedd is actually "The Master" from Mystic Force..but i don't see any evidence....

[@PHSDM104]

Good to have you back. Needed my Ranger nostalgia fix since Linkara stopped releasing history videos.

[@AudyAzfar]

I feel you bro. I was both sad and happy when he finally did ninja steel

[@guga5708156]

When he made the mamaya, papaya joke, and waited and said "exactly my response", I dont think he laughed his ass off.

[@light564]

The amount of devitox puns in this review are legendary

[@codybeck2420]

Hey i know im super late on this video but im watching the entire series right now and i absolutely love your content, also you got the original blue ranger to do a intro for you!?!?! so awesome, love the channel

[@RaphaelMYT]

It's kind of funny seeing that you acknowledged Carranger as a parody season but is shocked/confused when they're actually parodying and not taking itself seriously

[@timothyjaydyning3247]

parodies are supposed to be unhinged. carranger is kinda not connected in any way to the door.

[@subarashisaiyan6333]

im honestly really happy you made this turbo was my first introduction to power rangres and was glad to see your opnion.

[@Seafoamgaming]

This video was definitely worth the wait! Just finished watching Carranger last week, too, so it was good timing for me. Pretty interesting that Carranger was considered a bit too silly, since while I originally didn't care for it for the first 18 episodes, by the twentieth or so, the pace started to pick up REALLY fast, and it became a lot more engaging. Not nearly as engaging as prior shows like Kakuranger or Ohranger, but it had a few more high points than Zyuranger and especially a bunch of the modern sentai. I think it's because I thought it would have more fourth wall breaks than it does, but that's a thing Akibaranger ended up doing. Pretty eager to see how you cover the next series, and I don't mind if the wait is nearly the same length if the end product is made well.

[@Comicfan49]

Wow, I never thought you’d make this. Thank you

[@rafaferreira6937]

It's funny to watch an adult overthinking and reviewing the plot holes of a show written to basically sell toys, hahaha Good video, man. I didn't really know that Turbo was the least liked season. Also learning a lot of the lore, like Zeo powers being the greatest powers. I hope the comics make a good job at linking these seasons together into one cohesive universe.

[@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051]

If everybody said that the rangers in Season 1 had no personality, then they'd have a heart attack seeing Tommy, Adam, Kat, and Tanya being stripped off their personalities for this season

[@ForrestFox626]

I missed my snarky Adam.

[@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051]

@@ForrestFox626 true

[@Rusher-Bolt]

Can't wait for megaranger vs in space I know the Sentai is video game based so I can't wait to learn more

[@mikesilva3868]

Megaranger is a great sentai seen about 16 sentais including carranger too😊

[@TeryJones]

Yeah just got finished watching Carranger just now. Freakin' loved it. Was very refreshing seeing a tokusatsu show that just full on embraced the inherit insanity of the genre but still told a fun story that had its fair share of dramatic moments. Kind of like the Teen Titans cartoon. And yeah, I liked it far more than PR Turbo which tried to take itself seriously but failing miserably. That and shoving Justin in everyone's face at the expense of the other characters...

[@flowrebaz6189]

With your David Yost cameo at the start, it just makes me wish he could come back in power rangers and leave with a better experience than his original.

[@ryanpeters2803]

Hi. I'm from the future and bring great news...

[@flowrebaz6189]

@@ryanpeters2803 thank you for the glad tidings

[@gregorioguerrero1124]

Damn, thought this channel was dead, good that is back

[@PomeloRetro]

Not dead, it was just on hiatus.

[@gregorioguerrero1124]

@@PomeloRetro Great dude, was on a Sentai binge like almost month ago and this feels right on time to pick up the morphers and keep the party going.

[@mikesilva3868]

@@PomeloRetro cant wait to see megaranger on your channel ☻

[@Tfbrave]

43:47 fun fact this exact idea was the inspiration for the currently airing anime "Love After World Domination" which is a comedy with the identical premise

[@bluestreakmike3800]

My headcanon before learning of the zeo powers and rules was Zordon felt bad for Divatox being their "rival". So he out of pity made the Turbo zords/powers just so she can have somewhat an advantage fighting.

[@L.Oswald]

Tbh I'm glad it was turned into "Shift Into Turbo". The guy who plays Andros in the Space season, has produced 2 episodes of a new series called Bloodline of the Grid. It's referenced in episode 2. 😄

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

Best sentai serie review i've ever watched. Please continue this awesomeness. 👍

[@tcb3901]

I’m glad you made this. I love this series, and I’m happy to see it’s not dead.

[@PomeloRetro]

Certainly not dead. There's more scripted.

[@Nu_Chowe]

These videos are exactly what I was looking for when searching power rangers american vs Japanese Thanks for all the effort

[@austinmorrison6953]

Believe me future sentai seasons get crazier and way more awesome. And more toyetic yes but still fun.

[@TK-si3nb]

Just watched all 5 comparison videos back to back and I think they are bloody brilliant. The longer the better my guy I want all those lil details. Keep up the fantastic work and I can’t wait for the Megaranger video! 😍

[@TuxKamen]

So, here's an idea for explaining the issues with Gordon being stuck in his tube in the In Space season. They establish here that Dark Specter's forces were invading Eltar, maybe one of them was Rita in this situation, or Dark Specter himself, and instead of just trapping him in a time warp this time, he was literally placed inside the tube to enact Dark Specter's power drain plan

[@abangjago7119]

I love how you always said "moving on" everytime there's a stupidity in Carranger.

[@marvelousball]

This is such a good series to watch, please do continue

[@sfarrer48]

One thing to consider about turbo is that at this time Saban was also making Beatle borgs and mystic knights of something something ( I don’t remember what the last part was) which might be why they used less Japanese footage since they were filming so much of they’re own footage for the other shows

[@MemesToa]

Mystic Knights wasn’t a thing until sometime around In Space/Lost Galaxy tho. However, VR Troopers and Big Bad Beetleborgs probably were partly responsible for that.

[@zeokingsilver]

@@MemesToa mystic knights almost was a thing but lost galaxy made it so no as the budget for season 2 went to lost galaxy also other shows were before it

[@mikkosimonen]

Carranger is one of my favorite sentai of all time, and one of the funniest TV shows I've ever seen. It does help that I know Japanese so none of the humor is lost in translation. And I watched it in my thirties, so I can't agree with the sentiment that there isn't much for adults in it. I like edgier sentai, sure, but I don't NEED edginess, I'm not a teenager.

[@DigimontamerB]

No Signalman isn't a robot, he's just an alien from Planet Police.

[@PepsiMan666]

Hyped. Good to know you're still doing these.

[@Dinoman-ff1wc]

In Once A Ranger, Sentinel Knight said he restored the veteran rangers powers himself. The Morphin Grid being fixed was for the Overdrive Rangers...WHY SENTINEL KNIGHT DIDN'T DO THE SAME FOR THE MAIN TEAM MAKES NO SENSE!

[@chefedegaru]

So I'm late to the party, but I think I can actually provide, a plausible theory as to the possible existence of Thrax and why he's not human and evil. Lord Zedd is the main protagonist of the 2007, Power Rangers: Super Legends video game. In which the purified human version of Zedd is now living and working as an archeologist. He finds magical "time crystals" that lets the holder view past events and being curious to see the extent of his evil past, he starts to spy on his past evil self. He is instantly corrupted by his past self's power and becomes evil again, having all of his former power restored. Galactic Overlord Zedd then used the time crystals to attack various times and teams of rangers. He could have used the crystals to also visit the past and have Thrax with a still evil Rita Repulsa before her purification.

[@Bloodymecha]

I've been waiting a long time for this. Carranger was my first and favorite Sentai.

[@mikesilva3868]

First sentai for me was jetman 😈

[@huntultimoz9161]

@@mikesilva3868 Mine was Zyuranger technically but Jetman was the first sentai season I finished.

[@mikesilva3868]

@@huntultimoz9161 cool loved gorenger,bioman,jetman,zyuranger,fiveman,great ranger,hidden ranger,ohranger,carranger funniest sentai,megaranger,gingaman,gogofive,timeranger,hurricanger and dekaranger 🎅

[@huntultimoz9161]

@@mikesilva3868 Wow impressive! So far Ive finished jetman, zyuranger, dairanger, kakuranger, ohranger, carranger, megaranger and Gingaman. Currently watching Gorenger and GoGoFive.

[@mikesilva3868]

@@huntultimoz9161 cool 😊

[@nanigarm]

You could have 40 rangers vs 1 bad guy but they'd have to change the catchphrase to "its curb stomping time"

[@jeremymorris345]

Operation Overdrive didn't fix all the destroyed powers. Adam got his powers restored by Sentinel Knights yes. The morphin grid being fixed only made it so operation overdrive rangers can reaccess the powers.

[@respecttheape]

Dude you deserve more views. These videos are super interesting.

[@PomeloRetro]

I appreciate that!

[@RaidenRyuuu]

The reason why the actress for Divatox changed from the movie to the series was because the original actress was pregnant and went on maternity leave. I guess she wad still under contract and just came back 😂

[@Megared82]

I'm in my late 30s and I LOVE Gekisou Sentai Car Ranger, even though Kakuranger is my favorite super sentai. I've been watching Tokusatsu since mid 90s so, hey. On the flipside, I liked Turbo when T.J. and co. first arrived because I was getting very tired of Tommy and co.. The new rangers were fun (and more Japanese footage was used) for a while. After they received the rescue zords (and less Japanese footage was used), the show did go downhill, fast.

[@mikesilva3868]

Carranger rocks 😈

[@darkwyrm21]

Fun fact Zonette's actress was a JAV idol who left the entertainment industry in 1998

[@rambofan334]

Oh my god, that's disgusting. Where?

[@Mcdonaldsslopper]

@@rambofan334 disgusting? She’s absolutely gorgeous though.

[@jamesbounds]

"Your welcome dads". I love it 😹👍🏻

[@shagohad3]

I'm not sure where your getting that the morphing grid was damaged before Operation Overdrive. It was damaged during Once a Ranger, but only the specific part that gave that set of rangers their powers. The Zeo powers weren't tied to the Command Center, so they weren't lost. It's also entirely possible, as per the first SPD/Thunder Thunder crossover, for old powers to be restored.

[@zeokingsilver]

yep

[@davidsudjana]

The gods crossing accross milkyway is a folklore in Japan and the translation for ナゾナゾ割り込み娘 is pretty spot on

[@Deoxy360]

Totally worth the wait.

[@ThePrimo80s]

This was fantastic. Well worth that wait.

[@sfarrer48]

Billy creating the turbo power would make the light speed rescue rangers having man made power rangers a little more believable in that universe

[@truckercowboyed2638]

What if Billy actually helped develop the aquabase ? And develop the lightspeed powers during the 3 seasons between end of zeo and lightspeed rescue......remember Billy would have learned to develop technology for underwater from living on Aquatar.......

[@samkeller5823]

Regarding the Zeo Powers, that Power Chamber was far underground as shown in the first episode of Zeo. Still, would the Rangers have had access to it (Goldar and Rito did...)? Also, one could also ask how strong the Zeo powers would have been for the current Turbo team as it was established the Zeo Powers grow with the user over time.

[@edenromanov]

Awesome video m8 also loved that intro :D

[@PatLund]

I liked the "Shift into Turbo" catchphrase.

[@xXSoulGeoXx]

55:59 Honestly I think it works on a series based on Comedic moments alongside the fights And from what have you told, Signal Man seems like a overly proud father genuinly mad that the Carrangers ruined the sports day he had to leave earth for

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

23:46 well it’s not the first time we got original foot soldiers in Power Rangers.

[@joshyounger9520]

I first watched carranger when I was a kid, and after rewatching it every now and then; I still love it.

[@emeraldend9231]

It's so funny, I binge watched all your previous power ranger sentei vids notice you stopped and have been gone a while. I subscribe just in case and two days later boom your back and new content too lol what are the odds.

[@jeremymorris345]

The Turbo powers aren't duplicated the Robo Turbo Rangers just have access to the powers just like how the Legendary Rangers can access the Legendary Powers.

[@hazelrikan]

Just discovered your channel. Omg I'm in love. Keep up the good work.

[@ryanhau1073]

wonder why in Turbo, they use a Pirate Theme for the Villains instead of keeping the Biker Gang Theme in Carranger, like that would fit better with the Automobile themes of the Rangers

[@liamduffin1985]

Omg that was longggg. But thank you as I always wanted a breakdown like this, can you tell i just binged all of these 🤣

[@PomeloRetro]

...it doesn't' end here.

[@liamduffin1985]

@@PomeloRetro i gathered on most recent one now lol

[@Page9theband]

“Mabel was the 3rd man!” 😂😂😂

[@wwetnabamafan194]

Also, the Turbine Laser in Turbo is actually the VRV Master's (Phantom Ranger) vehicle in Carranger. I should know, it was sold as part of Bandai's Turbo toy line.

[@immortallix]

As whatever as turbo is and silly carranger is, this is still one of my favorite designs for the rangers outfits and especially the helmets. Maybe it's because I first saw this during that cool car phase a lot of boys have, but I just really fucking dig the helmet designs, especially for red ranger

[@YoungRaw478]

The amount of "you're welcome dads" jokes is freaking awesome 😂

[@cruelcumber5317]

59:52 Fun fact, the shot you showed right here is a reference to another tokusatsu series, Ultraman.

[@haydenreviewscustomcombos]

Maybe, Tommy is a fan that 1996 movie that may or may not have beaten them to the punch with the “it’s turbo time“ thing, in-series

[@MrDreyven]

I have to admit I did not expect there to be another one, at all. Needless to say I am very happy.

[@crlcan8121]

Part of the reason that MMPR characters are able to be hurt when not morphed is outside of fighting putties they're still quite human when not in their 'power armor' type suits. It wasn't until Dino Thunder that they gained powers that weren't involved directly in their morphed forms. The ninja suits are their own issue as well, that I don't even want to go into. That's also addressed somewhat in the Japanese shows more directly, as was shown in the Japanese show Zeo was based off of.

[@disneyerapowerrangers2923]

Ninja storm actually.

[@Ninjanzee]

Bro I love these. Very informative!! You’re really inspiring me to get back on my grind again!

[@alienpickles6666]

The deference basically is that carranger is supposed to be a parody , simple comedy when turbo took it too seriously and tried to make a dark serious themed season on it.

[@hmmwhatshisface]

As soon as I saw this, I clicked. So very happy. Thank you!

[@dramonmaster222]

Wow! PR Turbo and Carrangers had more in common than I thought. They are both crazy to watch. And the Power Rangers Turbo movie was disappointing because it felt like the tv show but with a bigger budget. And so happy to see your comparison vids again.

[@mioj0000000]

20:57 Dimitria only did that to troll the Rangers, especially Tommy

[@madhattermikey]

Just love how you kept referencing divatox in the first half with them names, carranger is the first sentai that you've covered that I havnt watched, and now I'm on the fence if I actually should, more so now cause it could be time I utilise on another show, leaning towards metalder at the moment.

[@PomeloRetro]

Spoiler... MegaRanger is very good.

[@madhattermikey]

@@PomeloRetro looking forward to a review of it ;) I have some subs which predate the shout releases for megaranger, may give it a go, think I saw the first 3 episodes some years ago, Kamen Rider Kuuga is my current watch (fansubs not shout) more so cause I didn't want friends that could watch the shout subs spoiling it for me, about half way through the series at the moment but recently finished a rewatch of power rangers in space so maybe megaranger should be my next. Wishing you and your family well anyways!

[@PomeloRetro]

Thank you. I'm never sure how accurate the subtitles I use are.

[@RedDenim]

Love these, they're definitely worth the wait!

[@elijahsem3939]

Elijah ??

[@RedDenim]

@@elijahsem3939 twin???

[@elijahsem3939]

@@RedDenim Yeah🤝🤝

[@matthewwiles8670]

39:05 "Yeah. Like playing an ad. Impressive," I say sarcastically. No joke. An ad played when he said that.

[@kingrivera7146]

I really enjoyed your take on the Rangers, the comparisons, you're a funny dude, keep it going.

[@terrenceevans8067]

Are you doing light speed recuse/gogov cause I wanna see that or are you doing anymore or is this it?

[@jordanriffe2897]

Im sure someone else commented this BUT the cars actually did *Magically* get bigger before they change into the turbo zord.

[@sparky3574]

When I learned about the monsters in car rangers grow by eating food. That made me watch this more than turbo, while Divatox is interesting to watch. The monsters here had a whole lot of personality.

[@kyleellis9177]

My headcannon: Thrax was born during Vile's timewarp and grew up in the alternate timeline and was the villain until the timewarp caught up in Overdrive and he was released from his timewarp dimension.

[@cammy85]

I'm really enjoying these similarity and difference videos|!! Thanks for posting, Pomelo!! :)

[@NEWNORMALNEWSNETWORK]

I randomly typed in super sentai then binge watched all your vids and really enjoyed them

[@haydenreviewscustomcombos]

Like with the turbo powers being “Short-circuited“ by water thing, since Malagor is a lava monster, water would theoretically destroy him, and that’s why the Rangers threw him over cliff into the ocean.

[@cordariuswilkins4291]

These power ranger videos were what got me to subscribe, so to get one so recent, was great. Good content bro, keep it up.

[@dorlow3765]

8:20 oh the new morph phrase TOTALLY works FOR A CAR THEMED SHOW. You SHIFT GEARS (stick) in a car, hence "shift into turbo!"

[@PomeloRetro]

Turbo isn't a gear. You can't shift into turbo.

[@Dynexsil]

For all its many...MANY issues, Turbo does have one of my favourite finales. (Also the pizza episode is hilarious to watch if you're drunk....so long as you're old enough 😅)

[@tripodnetwork2804]

Power rangers and wrestling. I’m in! Can’t wait for more!

[@foodie8790]

oh man, i wish billy would come back ...the alien ranger water base techology, his understanding of the grid. tommy and billy with the dino thunder setting. epic

[@lwvmobile]

I think the whole idea of trying to speculate on what actually happened to the Zeo powers is fun, but you know in the end of the day they hadn't really thought out a good way to transition to them. Toss in a throwaway line by Zordon that the Zeo powers only grow stronger over time, and plenty of people make theories as to why they don't use the Zeo powers anymore. The only thing I can think of that would remotely explain the Turbo powers is that they are in fact the Zeo powers, just rebranded so to speak. Kind of like upgrading your Operating System on your computer, it gets a face lift and the Zords were just rebuild from scratch because Billy likes cars and not telepathic battle zords and geometric shapes so much. Realistically though, we know its just because they ran out of Ohranger footage and needed to switch to the Carranger footage and needed to make a new toy line, etc.

[@dragonmaster613]

*ALL* the generals in "Forever Red" are BeetleBorgs and some were in PR Zeo as one-shot villains*. (also the comics had them) *I could be mistaken

[@scottr2314]

As far as an in universe answer to what happen to the Turbo Powers, I always assumed that they were the Zeo Powers, just customized